What's up with rs.org?

[amanuensis1]

Uh-oh.

http://restrictedsection.org

Tell me that's just, I dunno, one of those end-of-the-month glitches? Right?

Comments

[tsuj.livejournal.com]

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Please say it isn't so.

[kaiz.livejournal.com]

Ouch. That looks rather ominous, doesn't it? *bites nails*

[kissed-by-fate.livejournal.com]

You must not get there often... it's been down for about 4 days now... mods are working on the problem.

Doesn't look good for our heroes at this point. :(

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

No, I don't get there as often as I used to! A glitch, then? Not some "We've had another C&D" or "We've decided to discontinue the site" bit of real horror?

[askani.livejournal.com]

it says expired domain for me. maybe that is the problem?

[plaid-slytherin.livejournal.com]

*runs around like Henny Penny* TEH SKAI IZ FALLIN'!

Conclusion: We don't just need a whole fandom journaling site; we need a whole 'nother fandom Internet. Maybe even a whole 'nother fandom planet. What's Mars like this time of year?

Unless of course, I am paranoid, per usual...

PS

P.S.: Hope you don't mind I friended you. :)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Welcome! ^_^ -- No, I refuse to Turkey Lurkey this one; if the mods are aware of the problem and are working on it as leah_the_muse says, I'll wait and see. But I would like to know what's happening, just like everyone else, of course. ^_^

[gmth.livejournal.com]

Oh shit. Expired domain + a page of sponsored listings = it looks like someone else snatched it up.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*fingers in ears* La la la la la can't hear you.

[furiosity.livejournal.com]

That's a domain hijack. Unless they're willing to cough up big money, they probably can't get it back. :\

[spare-change.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's the end of an era! And it feels like just yesterday when it first opened up. :(

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

If they didn't take it down willingly, it won't be the end of an era. It'll open up somewhere else. Hell, I'LL give them the money to do it. ^_^

[coffee-n-cocoa.livejournal.com]

And if it's a domain hijack, according to someone else on my flist .net, .com, .biz, and .info are all taken, already.

Pffft.

[kokopoko.livejournal.com]

It's not a domain hijack. They forgot to renew the domain, I have no idea why as the registrar sends out at least 10 emails, and someone else legally bought the domain.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. You know this? That they forgot to renew the domain? Because that's pretty final, if that's so, I'm thinking.

[persephone-blue.livejournal.com]

No way. Don't believe it, nuh-uh, no how.

I shall be in denial FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK OR UNTIL IT IS FIXED.

[featherofeeling.livejournal.com]

Erp. Thanks for posting about this and I'll be checking back here in the comments for updates. :/

[ausmac.livejournal.com]

One wonders how Microsoft stops domain name hijacking. When will they create a domain name registration system that allows someone to automatically maintain their ownership.,

[annephoenix.livejournal.com]

Technically as long as you keep up with your payments and lock your domain reg details it shouldn't be hijackable .... here it looks like they simply didn't renew it :(( ... Whaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

[scarah2.livejournal.com]

Eeeek!

[slashpervert.livejournal.com]

I actually gave up even archiving there since they never updated the chapters I sent. So there seems to have been a problem in that area as well.

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, y'think they just decided to let the site close? It has been a little while since I've seen updates, so perhaps someone just got sloppy (?) I don't want to believe it either :( But look at the possibilities! We can start a bigger, better NC-17 site. That reminds me...did they delete all of the content from RS? Some authors don't write anymore and I'd hate to see any of it lost. What about LOtM's "For Someone Special?" It'll take a while to repost that...damn internet tyrants.

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming they don't have an LJ or IJ to inform people about what's going on. That might be an idea, yeah?

Gosh, I haven't been there in forever. I still haven't recovered from PSA going down the first time. :(

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

There's the RS Howlers Yahoo! group, but I haven't seen any announcements on that one either.

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

I saw that the other night and got goggle-eyed!

I did wonder if perhaps they had switched domains/servers, and I just hadn't heard about it, but ack, this doesn't look good.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know...that sight practically converted me into a smutty HP fangirl XD so I'd be pretty damn sad if it went under. Hopefully it is a glitch and nothing more.

[(Anonymous)]

What was life like before smutty HP fangirlness? I shudder to think how things could've turned out had I taken up a different hobbie.

Everything will be ok

[stinaleigh.livejournal.com]

I've been in touch with the mods and there was a Paypal snafu. They are doing everything they can to get it back up as soon as humanly possible but they have been stymied by non-response from the companies involved.

Re: Everything will be ok

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Is that what's up? Oh, man, I hope they get everything straightened out. If I could go to those non-responders and knock some heads around I would!

[volde-loserface.livejournal.com]

Has anyone heard back from the registrar people? They haven't responded to my email and I miss the RS.org :)

[twigged.livejournal.com]

NOOOO! D:

[veryshortlist.livejournal.com]

Oh hell no.

Do you know what's up with pornish, btw? Do I have to be a member to read certain locked posts? They're bookmarked, but I can't see them. Can I join again?

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Yes, for the group's protection, the new policy is that you must join the group--and, I think, be approved--to read posts there.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

There is one sequel called "Damage Control" by Juxian Tang that is likely the one! There's also "Cut With Diamonds" by eodrakken. And there's at least one more that's escaping me and that embarrasses me not to remember. Will that help your search?

[kissed-by-fate.livejournal.com]

Will most likely be up in four hours or so, sayeth the Modly Ones.

Same Bat time, same bat channel.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*does anticipatory lucky dance*

[fly-chickadee.livejournal.com]

Hooray!
Restricted Section is back up. Thank goodness it was only a glitch.
All is well with the world. :P ♥

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

It is LOVELY to see, yay!!